Southwind Drum & Bugle Corps to offer free educational clinic for students

An educational clinic by Southwind Drum & Bugle Corps of Mobile, AL, will be offered at Niagara Falls High School from 2 – 5 PM Wednesday, July 24, and is free and open to all students interested in learning more about drum corps. Southwind will be in Niagara County to compete in Rhythm at the Rapids, a prelude to the annual Drums Along the Waterfront: Tour of Champions event, which will take place at 6:30 PM Tuesday, July 23, at Niagara Falls High School Stadium, 3978 Pine Ave.

The clinic schedule includes the following activities:

• 2 PM : Introduction of Southwind Drum & Bugle Corps with administration and Nathan Shuffitt, visual caption head;
• 2:15 PM : Visual basics (full participation with corps). Posture; marching technique/timing exercises; self-awareness, intervals, forms;
• 3 PM : Music with brass, percussion and guard caption heads and instructional staff (full participation with corps);
• 3 – 3:30 PM : Sub-sectionals (brass subs, percussion subs and guard subs). Warmups and exercises to maximize performance;
• 3:30 – 4 PM : Full sectionals — full horn line, full percussion ensemble and guard (full participation with corps);
• 4 PM : Full corps rehearsal ensemble (arc and on the field). Limited participation with sets assisted by members;
• 4:30 PM : Full run of 2019 production “Caged” (corps only);
• 5 PM : Close.

For more information on the Southwind Drum & Bugle Corps, please visit southwind.org. For more information on Rhythm at the Rapids or Drums Along the Waterfront, please visit DrumsAlongTheWaterfront.org. You can also follow Drums Along the Waterfront: Tour of Champions on Facebook at facebook.com/DrumsAlongTheWaterfront for frequent updates.

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